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Subject: RE: [Simmons Drums] RE: SDS7 question... "sometimes" no LED display on power up

From: <music@...>
Date: 2014-02-10

I was entertaining the idea of dismantling the knob assembly and sliding a small nylon washer onto the shaft to take up any gap space… but I like your idea better J.

 

Cheers

A

 

 

From: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Nick Zampiello
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 11:10 AM
To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] RE: SDS7 question... "sometimes" no LED display on power up

 

 

sometimes it's as easy as adding a small bit of sticky foam to the underside of a knob to add some friction and keep it from jostling.

 

z

 

 

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On Monday, February 10, 2014 12:04 PM, "music@..." <music@...> wrote:

 

Yes, thankfully they are socketed.. it’s a later model SDS7 with the black card slots on the backplane. As far as I can tell all other functions seem normal. I am running the standard 5 card configuration (Bass, Snare, Tom Tom Tom).. but will try cards in all other slots to ensure proper operation…

 

I did notice that the Data Knob on this particular unit spins very easily and is susceptible to vibration causing unwanted program or value changes… any tips on how to maybe tighten it up a bit?

I’ll be diving in to it this week… fun fun fun… J

 

Alan

 

 

From: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of philmurr@...
Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2014 7:53 AM
To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Simmons Drums] RE: SDS7 question... "sometimes" no LED display on power up

 

 

Have you checked the pins of the "unlit" LED's with a logic probe - there should be no signal when unlit (of course :-)). Then work back from there to see where there is a signal.  Not as straightforward as it sounds because the displays are multiplexed, but you should get an idea of where the problem lies.

I'll assume the PIA is working as other functions are ok, so check IC6, IC9 and IC10, plus transistors T1-T7, but from what you describe I'm going to guess at a problem with the output of IC10 reaching the LED display.

 

On mine, all IC's are socketed so hopefully yours are too ?